jolicious Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 The Skunkworks has been at busy making jigs and is happy to send an assortment to you. Please know that I do not sell any of this stuff. I do not want, nor will I accept, monetary payment. Your frank reviews and suggestion are most welcome, however. Please provide feedback publicly or by PM, as you prefer. Amen on not selling them - it becomes more of a business if you do that, or so I would think. Do you like jerk baits and / or rattling lipless? Maybe we could "swap" a few back and forth :-)
Quillback Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 Had any luck with the lipless cranks for black bass around here? I've caught a few in the fall on them, but never had much faith in them. I think your lipless baits look great Jolicious, but just curious if they work on the blacks.
jolicious Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 Had any luck with the lipless cranks for black bass around here? I've caught a few in the fall on them, but never had much faith in them. I think your lipless baits look great Jolicious, but just curious if they work on the blacks. I haven't thrown the first one, brother. I sponsor some junior Bassmasters in their monthly tourneys and the lures always seem to end up in the youngn's tackle bags lol
Hunter53 Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 That jerk bait looks really really good Jolicious!! The lipless look good as well but that jerk bait definitely caught my eye.
rps Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 I admire your work. Really good stuff. I am almost entirely a soft plastics type, but I thought you should know I think your products are awesome.
Pepe Posted February 14, 2014 Author Posted February 14, 2014 Amen on not selling them - it becomes more of a business if you do that, or so I would think. Do you like jerk baits and / or rattling lipless? Maybe we could "swap" a few back and forth :-) Good looking baits. I wish I had the talent to do work like that. No need to swap. I'm happy to send what I can. Pay it forward as you see fit. It looks like you are already doing that, though, with the youth. Please Send PM with mailing info.
Pepe Posted February 14, 2014 Author Posted February 14, 2014 There have been some folks contact me who are doing a little "head scratching". I hope the following true story provides some light and is not too windy. Christmas before last (2012) my friend heard a radio story about some people who were anonymously paying lay-away charges for folks they didn't even know. Some of you youngsters may not remember lay-away, but it is like credit in reverse. It struck my friend as a great Christmas Spirit idea. My friend went to a Toys-R-Us store on the north side of St. Louis and waited in the long Customer Service line only to be told that the cutoff date had already been reached for lay-away items. They had to be paid in full by the 16th and it was too late. My friend left but never made it to his car before being struck with an idea. There was a young energetic store manager, my friend had noticed, bustling about the crowded store. My friend approached him with an envelope of cash and asked if the manager would use that money to pay for people's purchases who were currently in line at the cash registers. The manager agreed. My friend was able to observe from behind a display as the manager approached the first cashier, a young lady. As the manager worked with here to make a register adjustment and pay for that customers items, the young lady was visibly excited and the manager had an enormous grin on his face. He moved quickly to the next register. A similar scene played out at that second register, attended by an athletic young man who stepped out from behind his register and did a celebration whoop and dance reminiscent of a touchdown celebration. The manager showed the young a man how to do something with the register and quickly moved on to the next register where, more subdued, but similar reactions took place. My friend noticed that while the store employees were excited and happy, there was little visible reaction from the customers whose purchases were paid off. They, uniformly, gathered their things and left without much visible reaction. I am sure most of them expressed their thanks, but it was interesting to see who this thing affected the most. I think good people expect to pay for what they get and it can be an adjustment to just receive something. But I trust these are the same people who will always reach out to help when they see the right chance. My friend took a small item up to buy from that first cashier; the young lady, and said "hey that manager of yours seems to be in a good mood". She could hardly contain herself and gushed " it's amazing. Somebody just gave us the money and people are getting their Christmas presents. I think I'm going to cry. This is the best Christmas ever." There was not a huge amount of money involved but it was a real lesson about who gets the most out of such a thing. Nobody got more from it than my friend did. Mucho Gracias, Amigos. I am off to sun, sea and, God willing, a few "Barelleto" fish on the end of our lines.
Quillback Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 Good luck Danger, I'm sure you'll have a fishing story or two to tell when you get back.
Sore Thumbs Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 I got mine as well. My favorite one is the brown head with the green flake. Gonna try it tomorrow.
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